Summary Literary devices in English Literature

Literary devices in English
Literature and their effects.


Imagery




Visual
Auditory
 Simile  Alliteration
 Metaphor  Assonance
 Symbols  Onomatopoeia
 Personification
 Exaggeration / Hyperbole
 Allusion




Simile
- This is a comparison of two things or an object with a person by using
words ‘like’, ‘as’, ‘and’, ‘than’.
- This is a direct comparison.


Eg:- i) She is like a rose. – Beautiful
ii) He fought as a lion. - Brave

, Metaphor
- This is a comparison of two things indirectly without using
‘like’, ‘as’, ‘than’ or ‘and’.
- Metaphorized idea gives a strong image.

Eg:- i) She is a rose.
ii) He is a lion.




Symbols
- Symbols represent another thing.

Eg:- i) Red rose – romantic love
ii) Candle – short life time of a person




Pers
onifi
- We give human qualities and abilities to non – human beings like animals
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and objects in order to make them behave like humans.

Eg:- i) Flowers are dancing.
n ii) The birds are singing.